organicpanda
cat herder extraodinaire
lovely to hear old style Brixton blasting out from the meeting place in front of the block, right brought a tear to my eye it did
Coldharbour Lane, Brixton - news and updates
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Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
It was in the way apparently
bimble
floofy
Do people really still say 'brainstorm' ?
Mr Retro
Beware hedgehogs
I remembered this brilliant website last night Classic Cafes | Gazetteer #2 and had a look to see if it's live. It's not, but interesting to see the description of the Phoenix and Coldharbour Lane:
Phoenix, Coldharbour Lane SW9.
Great, packed little local with plain laminate walls, proper tables and chairs and a small corridor-like back section. An institution holding its own in one of London's most wretched drug thoroughfares.
Phoenix, Coldharbour Lane SW9.
Great, packed little local with plain laminate walls, proper tables and chairs and a small corridor-like back section. An institution holding its own in one of London's most wretched drug thoroughfares.
ChrisSouth
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Sounds like a good idea and I'll be giving it a go. There's no affordable workplaces between Brixton and Camberwell.
Rushy
basically a scrotum
It just seems inappropriate for people to be unashamedly sipping flat whites (sometimes even a whole one to themselves) whilst stealthily trousering cash by piddling about on expensive laptops all day overlooked by people who can't afford such an exclusive "lifestyle".
Rushy
basically a scrotum
I think it would be safer to just call out everyone else in the room and hope that in the ensuing uproar no one noticed you were there.
ChrisSouth
Well-Known Member
I don't understand this post.
isvicthere?
a.k.a. floppybollocks
I think it's a less than successful attempt at 'satire'.
ChrisSouth
Well-Known Member
OK, thanks. I really wasn't sure.....
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hiraethified
That's not true. There's the Blue Turtle Oasis, for starters.
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hiraethified
That rapidly gentrifying strip has seen a pricey, trendy cocktail bar open up, and an expensive hairdressers called Blue Peacock, swiftly followed by an East London hipster hairdressers called Blue Tit three doors down. Hence the comment.
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hiraethified
There used to be two cafes along this strip, so it will be good to be able to get a coffee again.
ChrisSouth
Well-Known Member
Having tried it, It's not particularly conducive to work as it's not designed as a work space, it's designed as a cafe. I support it regularly as a local coffee shop (despite the tardy service), but as a workspace less so. I have no reason, at present, not to support the new venture, despite it being a few doors from an East London hipster hairdressers called Blue Tit. I'm not going to decry something before it's opened purely by geographical association.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
Have you tried the Junction?
Rushy
basically a scrotum
You're clearly not alone in that.
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hiraethified
Eh? There's almost always people busy working with laptops when I go in there. It's a good place to work too as it's pretty quiet and there's very fast wi-fi.
I have seen any negative comments yes so I'm not sure what you're on about here. I'll certainly be checking it out.
ChrisSouth
Well-Known Member
That's good. Perhaps I'll see you in there
organicpanda
cat herder extraodinaire
I know that Coldharbour Lane is in the Loughborough Park conservation area and my understanding is that any trees are protected, does anyone know what I can do to stop someone chopping one down without permission to increase the size of his proposed building
organicpanda
cat herder extraodinaire
cheers
Rushy
basically a scrotum
Remind them that they need to give six weeks notice. And that the fines for carrying out work before doing so are potentially huge - like £25K iirc.
If you are certain they are about to chop it down you could try calling/emailing Ian Lennard, or Leonard, the borough tree guy. Nice bloke.
